Disclaimer- I dinnae own Yu-Gi-Oh: Duel Monsters, k? Nor do I own Kelly Clarkson's amazing music!
Okay, finally, here it is, sorry it took me so long to update this; then again this is the first story I've updated in like, six weeks or something… (sigh)
This chapter has a lot going on in it, yes, there is fluff-i-ness at the start, but no good thing lasts forever, now does it?
Thanks go to Cody Thomas for telling me about the lyrics thing- in this chapter I have used the lyrics to 'Behind These Hazel Eyes', which is owned by Kelly Clarkson, not me, okay?
One final thing to say- Gaelic is the ancient language spoken in both Ireland and Scotland for any who don't know, okay? And I just had to add it in! Hehe!
I'll reply to the reviews in the next chapter, okay? But for now, just read the story…
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Jou giggled gleefully, his eyes sparkling brightly as he gazed down at the handsome man who whirled him around, the world passing by him like only a dream, like nothing mattered but him and his boyfriend.
After some more light giggling and satisfied smirks, the CEO gently placed his puppy on the ground again, removing his grip from the boy's sides and lovingly claiming his mouth with his own as they entered another one of their passionate kisses.
Jou gradually wrapped his arms around the chocolate-haired boy's neck, pressing his body up against Seto's, their tongues lapping against each other in need of more, more of the taste that they so desired from one and other.
But unfortunately, their deep embracing and kissing was ruined at the sound of the second bell- the bell that warned them that they should be at their first classes of the morning already.
Jou sighed, reluctantly pulling away from the brunette, slightly irritated at the bell for cutting into their make-out time, he would have to sabotage that god damned thing some day, "I suppose I'll see you later then babe?"
Seto nodded, "I take it you'll be at the usual place?"
"As always!" Jou grinned, hugging his boyfriend one last time before waving as he ran off towards the French department, not wanting to get a detention for being late again.
The hall echoed from his footsteps as he continued on his dead sprint, bursting into the room with his face flushed from the running and what had happened previously (hehe), he grinned sheepishly at the angry glare he received from the teacher, "Late again, Mr. Jounouchi? And I wonder where you were…" she groaned, causing chuckles to emanate from a few pupils.
Yes, that's right, not every teacher was so oblivious to Seto and Jou's relationship- there were even the very select few who seemed to agree with it, amazingly enough!
"I… Uh, ya see-" he attempted to make up an excuse, but everyone knew Jou was useless when it came to thinking on the spot, unless he was in a duel of course.
"Just take a seat Jounouchi, and make sure it doesn't happen again, okay?" the teacher sighed, motioning towards the empty seat beside Jou's best friend.
Jou grinned, nodding eagerly, "Thanks Mrs. Hayakawa!"
He took his seat beside Yugi, grinning widely at the smaller boy as he pulled out his textbook, jotter and implements from his bag for the morning, "Hey Yug', what'sup?" he questioned, still quite flushed.
"Oh not much, but I can tell you and Kaiba had a nice morning anyway," Yugi winked, gently nudging the boy in a more Tristan-like manner than his own, causing the other teenager to blush deeply.
Memories of the morning, especially during their shower time floated around in his head, but in an attempt to rid the less-than-clean thoughts he shook his head, his blonde mane swishing from side to side with his movements, "Uh… Y-Yeah…" he stuttered in embarrassment.
"Jounouchi! I already let you off with being late, but I will give you a detention if you continue to speak during the lesson!" the teacher warned dangerously, glowering angrily.
"Yes ma'am," Jou nodded in acknowledge, grinning at his best friend before shrugging and starting on his work for the day.
Seto groaned, it was only an hour, maybe a little more into the start of the school day, and he was already bored stiff from the basic French he was being taught, he had already learned the European language inside out and was completely fluent in it, yet he was still forced to study it for two whole damn years. Then again, he was fluent in a lot of languages, English, French, German, Spanish, Russian, and even the uncommon and forgotten language of Gaelic!
The room seemed to be getting more stuffy by the minute and it was giving him one hell of a headache, he needed to get out of there and have a breather. Standing up, he made his way to exit the classroom.
"Where do you think you're going Mr. Kaiba?"
"Bathroom," he threw over his shoulder, not even granting the Teacher some eye contact, but in his opinion she was barely worthy of being a teacher, he was positive he could teach the subject a million times better than she ever could any day.
Making his way along the corridor towards the fourth stairway, he sighed in relief, it felt good to be out that room, everything was suddenly much more fresh and he could fell his headache ebbing away ever so slightly too.
Casually placing his hands into his trouser pockets, he carefully walked down the flight of stairs which led towards the Geography department and the Boy's Toilets, his thoughts remaining on the morning and the previous day.
Once entering the bathroom, he was greeted with the sight of the one and only Otogi, Domino's second teenage CEO, who was currently tying his long raven-coloured hair back into a tight ponytail.
It only took a few seconds for Otogi to notice the brunette in the mirror, he spun around gracefully, folding his arms and smirking in his usual charming way, "Kaiba, good to see you," he greeted calmly.
Seto nodded curtly, "Otogi," he replied simply, before entering a cubical and doing his business.
Once finished, he exited the cubical and walked over to the sink, standing beside the dice manic as he washed his hands, not really intending on entering a conversation with the other boy, but unfortunately, what he intended and what Otogi intended were two completely different things.
"So how is the great Seto Kaiba of Kaiba Corp?" he questioned, casually flicking his long elegant ponytail over his shoulder and crossing his arms once more.
Inwardly sighing, he glanced at his reflection, deciding it wouldn't hurt to reply he shrugged, "I am doing fine, Kaiba Corp is running smoothly and Mokuba is doing very well."
"And what about that blonde boyfriend of yours?" Otogi quickly cut in, his voice sounding a little harsher than Seto had expected.
Frowning in suspicion, he turned to face the emerald-eyed boy, "He's fine also."
"Oh really? I had heard there was some trouble in paradise yesterday after his teary breakdown at the lunch hall the other day?"
Narrowing his eyes, he glared intensely, "That is none of yours, nor anyone else's business," he spat, although keeping his exterior seemingly calm and cool, as always.
"And what about yesterday? Skiving school? Now that's just ridiculous! Especially when he's found sobbing on the ground in downtown Domino- plain pathetic if you ask me…" Otogi continued, hoping to coax Kaiba out from his emotionless façade, that way Kaiba might not react so quickly to what Otogi had spend weeks planning for.
"Don't you dare talk about my boyfriend like that!" Seto threatened dangerously, his cold cerulean eyes burning furiously with flames of rage and ferocity, as his infamous Kaiba-glare increased in its intensity.
Closing the distance between the two, Otogi sped forward, his mouth pushing against Seto's in a bruising kiss, but unlike the dice-obsessed boy had hoped for, Seto reacted quickly enough to push him away and throw him against the wall opposite them, "Don't EVER try something like that again! Or I promise you, I will hurt you very badly…" the brunette's threats never ceased to amuse Otogi, no matter how much the taller man glared at him, it just made the fallen boy smirk in morbid pleasure even more.
Seto frowned in disgust, the look on Otogi's face was sickening, he looked like he had actually enjoyed being thrown away like that! The boy truly was insane!
Stumbling back up to his feet, Otogi grinned, "You wanna play it rough then, do you Kaiba-boy?"
"Stay away from me, you deranged, repulsive, reject…" he warned one final time, after this if Otogi attempted to near him once again, he would hit him so it actually damaged some area of his body.
Just at that moment, the door to the Boy's Toilets opened, a familiar blonde quietly entering, his face brightening at the sight of his boyfriend.
Otogi's eerie emerald-eyes flashed angrily, as he pushed himself forward, shoving his tongue into Seto's parted lips and roughly pinning him up against the wall, although making it look like Seto wanted it, wanted it all.
Jou's eyes widened incredibly, crystalline tears brimming the edges and threatening to fall at the sight before him, Seto was cheating on him, Seto was actually cheating on him, it couldn't be true, it couldn't be real…
Spinning around, he sprinted away from the bathroom, not knowing where he was going, just praying his legs could take him far, far away from what he had just been a witness too- the end of the most important relationship in his life.
Kaiba frowned, clenching his hand into a tight fist and shoving it into Otogi's stomach, causing the other boy to stumble back in agony as he weakly clutched his aching abdomen.
Running out the bathroom, he glanced from side to side, deciding which way the blonde might have run- choosing the left, he sprinted down the hall, his face expressing something never seen by any living person before, sheer fear and worry.
After running for what seemed forever, Jou collapsed to his knees, every fibre of his being aching and screaming out in it's complete exhaustion as the blonde panted for needed oxygen to refill his worn-out lungs.
Finally allowing the tears to fall, he pulled his knees up-close to his chest, burying his face in his arms and hiding away from the world around him- how could this happen? Just this morning the pair had been kissing, hugging and acting like any normal loved-up couple, but now, everything had changed, it felt like Jou's world had been turned upside down, and there was nothing he could do to stop it.
This was the end of Katsuya Jounouchi, the end of all the hope he had regained after all those years of abuse and pain, the end of all the love he had carried for the CEO, the end of his life…
Here I am, once again,
I'm torn into pieces,
Can't deny it, can't pretend,
Just thought you were the one,
Broken up, deep inside,
But you won't get to see the tears I cry,
Behind these Hazel Eyes…